Between Board Neutrality and Control: Reimagining Hostile Takeover Defences in India with Lessons from Delaware and Asia-Pacific

Hostile takeovers have traditionally played only a limited role in the mergers and acquisitions landscape in India. This is attributable primarily to the ownership structure of most listed Indian companies,...Read more

Vikas Agarwal
Co-Founder, LegaLogic Consulting, India

Neha Deshmukh
Legal Advisor, LegaLogic Consulting, India
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The current regulatory environment in the European Union, but also in Poland, poses challenges for businesses that go beyond the traditional legal framework. Dynamic legislative changes, often introduced without public...Read more
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Magdalena Kawczynska
Legal Director/CEE&Baltics , Ayvens, Poland
India’s M&A Landscape: Navigating Opportunities Amid Transformation

An In-depth Analysis of Key Sectors, Regulatory Frameworks, Challenges, and Emerging Trends Shaping Mergers and Acquisitions in India
Indian M&A growth story: India, the world’s fifth-largest economy and one of the...Read more

Vani Mehta
Regional General Counsel, South Asia, General Electric Company, India

Pallavi Puri
Partner, DMD Advocates, India
Recent RBI Changes Expand M&A Flexibility for Foreign Companies in Deferred Consideration Deals
The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (the “FEMA”), along with the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (the “NDI Rules”), constitutes the primary legal framework governing foreign equity investments...Read more

Prateek Sethi
Associate Vice President - Legal, Bharti Airtel Limited, India
Mergers and Acquisitions Regulation in Cambodia:
A Review of the Revised Law Governing Business Combinations

Over the last decade, the Kingdom of Cambodia has continued to increase its attractiveness to international investors both through consistent economic growth and the on-going reform of its regulatory environment...Read more

Joseph Lovell
Managing Director, IAO Asia, Cambodia
Merger and Acquisition During Covid 19 Situation – Strange Experience

Globally we have been in a strange situation for almost 18 months. Covid 19 has created havoc worldwide. Many lives have been lost and families destroyed. Livelihoods of many have...Read more

Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
President (Legal) & General Counsel, Hinduja Group, London, UK
How to Save a Deal: Trends in Negotiating M&A Deal Financials in a World Ever More Full of Uncertainty


In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, M&A transactions have been adversely impacted. More generally, over the last two decades, global economic stability has been slowly eroding, with increased acts...Read more

Camelia Gardot
Compliance Partner- Head of Connected Intelligence, Airbus, France

Christopher Pierson
Senior Legal Counsel, Airbus, France
You Bought It; Now Don’t Mess It Up! A Guide to Improving the Post-Acquisition Integration Process

This paper reviews certain complexities related to the post-acquisition integration process, focusing on the legal corporate function and other departments dedicated to risk prevention.
Study after study has shown that...Read more

Sarah Schwartz
Senior Legal Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions, Amadeus, Spain
The Impact of Organizational Culture in M&A Deal
In the past of 5 years we have seen an increasing in volume of M&A deals worldwide. Last year the total deals were above $3 trillion in annual mergers and...Read more

Claudia Marufuji
Legal Director, Flextronics International Tecnologia , Brazil
Regulatory Challenges in a Cross Border Voluntary Acquisition Offer

Recently, SHUAA Capital psc (the “Offeror”) was involved in a Voluntary Acquisition Offer (“VAO” or “Transaction”) of a Kuwaiti listed entity (the “Offeree” or the “Target”). Managing the challenges created...Read more

Gabriel Khoury
General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Shuaa Capital GMC , UAE